The Gambling Man Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lizzie O'Dowd

Nellie was Rory's sister, and Ruth was married to Rory's father. Lizzie was Paddy's cousin, who came over from Ireland, and was forced into a relationship with Paddy - Rory being the result. Unwilling to leave her son, she remained with the family, but Rory had great difficulty coming to terms with the fact that she was his mother and blamed her for the sexual relationship which had taken place.

Answer: Saturday

Rory deliberately left collecting in these two streets until Saturday as that was the only day he might receive something from the families living there.

Answer: five pounds

John George was in the habit of 'borrowing' ten shillings on a Saturday and replacing it on the Monday morning after pawning his suit. This was so he could travel to see his girlfriend each weekend. When the £5 was not replaced because Rory was in hospital, John George was accused of stealing all the money and was consequently jailed.

Answer: a wart on his hand

The Pittie brothers beat Rory up so badly that he was unable to work for weeks, and it was a long time before he learned that John George took the blame for the missing five pounds. By that time John George was in prison.

Answer: three times

Miss Kean was the only person who correctly interpreted the ravings of the seriously beaten man in the first few days in the infirmary. She realised that the Pittie brothers had been responsible for his condition and started to investigate their activities.

Answer: Miss Kean promoted him

Rory was given control of the Shields area, with the new rent collector, Mr Taylor, taking over Rory's old route. Later she was to encourage him to study book-keeping and aim for higher things.

Answer: the Saturday after Easter

They were married in the Catholic Church in Jarrow. They moved into the shipyard flat, and after a couple of days Jimmy joined them as he was to live there as well. When Janie told Rory that she wished John George had been present, his entire day was ruined as he was living with the guilt of John George serving a sentence for his crime.

Answer: she drowned when the yacht was lost in a storm

Rory was an unhappy widower for over a year; he felt responsible for Janie having gone away at all. When Janie was to return from the dead later he was happily married to Charlotte and was torn between the two women.

Answer: Charlotte

Rory and Charlotte married in spite of the spiteful talk about his money-grabbing, and were happy. When Charlotte proposed, Rory confessed about the five pounds he had taken, and Charlotte told him that she knew all about it. It would take Rory some months to admit to loving his wife, and just as he did, Janie was to reappear in his life.

Answer: a shop

Knowing that John George was innocent of £5 of the £5 5/- that was stolen, Charlotte felt responsible for his rehabilitation. His girlfriend had had his child while he was in prison, and happily left the man her father had fixed her up with to return to John George.